Cannes Film Festival, May 20, 2007 - Wild Side Video is proud to announce the release of Pan’s Labyrinth on HD DVD in France. As further evidence of the number of European content makers, studios, replicators and manufacturers who have committed to the format, this will be the first European HD DVD to be THX Certified and the only live action HD DVD disc in the world to achieve certification.

Set in Spain, 1944, under the fascist Franco regime, the story of Pan’s Labyrinth centers on Ofelia, the studious young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer, who escapes into a surreal yet captivating world of fantasy.

Wild Side Video is the distribution company responsible for bringing the movie to HD DVD in France. “Pan’s Labyrinth is an amazing movie, which caught the industry and the public’s imagination/eye in Cannes in 2006,” said Gregory Strouk, Managing Director of Wild Side Video. “Now, the film is back in a larger than life form thanks to our HD DVD release, and we’re proud to be responsible for continuing its success into the home.”

“Yet again, HD DVD is setting a high watermark for sound and picture quality in the high definition movie domain,” said Eddie Cunningham, Chairman of the European HD DVD Promotional Group. “THX is a world respected stamp of quality that is trusted by producers and movie audiences around the world. It is therefore fitting that one of Del Toro’s most acclaimed works should be the first European HD DVD disc to receive this certification.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Wild Side Video to launch the world’s first THX Certified live action HD DVD movie,” said Rick Dean, Vice President of Technology Development at THX. “Pan’s Labyrinth is a groundbreaking film, made by one of the world’s most gifted directors. Our collaboration with Wild Side Video will allow fans of this film to experience its incredible beauty in a stunning HD presentation.”

Pan’s Labyrinth is part of an unrivaled HD DVD success story in Europe. While other HD producers focus on major Hollywood releases, the promotional group is unabashed in its support for locally produced, distributed and replicated content.

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